Algae

[Steph861]

We have a ton of brown algae. Tank is a month old now. I read that the brown diatom comes once tanknis cycled. Got some snails and they have been hard cleaning the rocks but there is still so much. Fish only get fed every other day. What can i do to cut back the algae?

 

[Hemmdog]

We have a ton of brown algae. Tank is a month old now. I read that the brown diatom comes once tanknis cycled. Got some snails and they have been hard cleaning the rocks but there is still so much. Fish only get fed every other day. What can i do to cut back the algae?

Just takes some time. Maybe reduce the white spectrum in your light a bit. Trochus snails are beasts at diatoms if you got some of those. Sounds like your doing good though, just give it a few months to start maturing. :)

 

[Marco S]

A UV Sterilizer should clear it up pretty quick. My 45 gallon QT tank got so bad that it looked like the fish were swimming in mud and I bought a cheap UV Sterilizer at PetSmart for like $45, (Green Killing Machine) and it cleared up in five days. I plan on adding a much better, (and larger) UV Sterilizer in my DT right after the cycle completes.

 

[Hemmdog]

A UV Sterilizer should clear it up pretty quick. My 45 gallon QT tank got so bad that it looked like the fish were swimming in mud and I bought a cheap UV Sterilizer at PetSmart for like $45, (Green Killing Machine) and it cleared up in five days. I plan on adding a much better, (and larger) UV Sterilizer in my DT right after the cycle completes.

Is that at the petsmart next to target? In Tucson? That’s a good deal.

 

[Marco S]

Is that at the petsmart next to target? In Tucson? That’s a good deal.

That's the one!

It was the smaller 9W one not the bigger 24W. the 24W was like $80 or something like that.

 

[Hemmdog]

That's the one!

It was the smaller 9W one not the bigger 24W. the 24W was like $80 or something like that.

Niceeee. Haven’t been in there in a few years! Last time was for building a tank for this college girl, that girl is now my wife :confused::p
Tucson petsmart is way better than match.com... lol

 

[Marco S]

Niceeee. Haven’t been in there in a few years! Last time was for building a tank for this college girl, that girl is now my wife :confused::p
Tucson petsmart is way better than match.com... lol

Man, I've been missing out because I usually am just focused on getting in and getting what I went for and getting out. I need to hang out for a while and start meeting some women! Lol

 

[Hemmdog]

Man, I've been missing out because I usually am just focused on getting in and getting what I went for and getting out. I need to hang out for a while and start meeting some women! Lol

Absolutely! UofA girls tend to be friendly lol.

 

[Steph861]

A UV Sterilizer should clear it up pretty quick. My 45 gallon QT tank got so bad that it looked like the fish were swimming in mud and I bought a cheap UV Sterilizer at PetSmart for like $45, (Green Killing Machine) and it cleared up in five days. I plan on adding a much better, (and larger) UV Sterilizer in my DT right after the cycle completes.

We have one of our filter how many hours a day should we run it? I think right jow its only set for 2 hours

 

[Marco S]

Besides the benefit of clearing up the water, UV Sterilizers kill bad bacteria and parasites in the water. I run mine 24/7 in my QT and plan on doing the same in my DT when I set it up. I am not sure why you would limit the amount of time you run it, but it will probably take a lot longer to clear up the water only running it two hours a day.

 

[Steph861]

Besides the benefit of clearing up the water, UV Sterilizers kill bad bacteria and parasites in the water. I run mine 24/7 in my QT and plan on doing the same in my DT when I set it up. I am not sure why you would limit the amount of time you run it, but it will probably take a lot longer to clear up the water only running it two hours a day.

Thanks. My husband set it up to run 2 hours a day. Not sure why, we are adjisting settings now